Mykhaylo Brodskyy
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Mykhailo Brodsky (born 1959 in Kiev
, in the Ukrainian SSR
of the Soviet Union
) is a Ukrainian politician, leader of the Party of Free Democrats
and businessman.
. Chair of the "Yabluko" ("Apple") Party in 2003-2005. Was a national deputy of Ukraine
, 1998-2002. Was a chair of the publishing house "Kyivskie Vedmosti" in 1998, but lost control of it after being jailed on corruption charges. Main policy is opposition to "oligarchs
", and declared when registering that he was running for president in 2004 to bar (then) Prime Minister of Ukraine
, Viktor Yanukovych
, from power. Brodskyy allied himself with Yulia Tymoshenko
before and during the Orange Revolution
(in 2006 he was elected as a deputy of the Kiev City Council
representing the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc), but broke with her before the snap parliamentary elections of September 2007
. In 2007, he publicly accused Tymoshenko of trying to bribe judges of the Constitutional Court
and of selling places on election lists.
Brodskyy was a candidate for President of Ukraine
in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential elections
nominated by the Party of Free Democrats
, during the election he received 0,06% of the votes.
On March 24, 2010 the Azarov Government
appointed Brodskyy head of the State Committee of Ukraine on Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship.
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, in the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a Ukrainian politician, leader of the Party of Free Democrats
Party of Free Democrats
The Party of Free Democrats is a political party in Ukraine led by Mykhaylo Brodskyy. It was registered in November 1999 as Yabluko . The party has about 1,000 members.-History:...
and businessman.
Biography
Brodsky was a self-nominated candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential electionUkrainian presidential election, 2004
The Ukrainian presidential election, 2004 was held on October 31, November 21 and December 26, 2004. The election was the fourth presidential election to take place in Ukraine following independence from the Soviet Union...
. Chair of the "Yabluko" ("Apple") Party in 2003-2005. Was a national deputy of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, 1998-2002. Was a chair of the publishing house "Kyivskie Vedmosti" in 1998, but lost control of it after being jailed on corruption charges. Main policy is opposition to "oligarchs
Business oligarch
Business oligarch is a near-synonym of the term "business magnate", borrowed by the English speaking and western media from post-Soviet parlance to describe the huge, fast-acquired wealth of some businessmen of the former Soviet republics during the privatization in Russia and other post-Soviet...
", and declared when registering that he was running for president in 2004 to bar (then) Prime Minister of Ukraine
Prime Minister of Ukraine
The Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government....
, Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...
, from power. Brodskyy allied himself with Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...
before and during the Orange Revolution
Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter...
(in 2006 he was elected as a deputy of the Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council
Kiev City Council or Kyivrada is the city council of Kiev municipality, the highest representative body of the city community. The members of city council are directly elected by Kievans and the council is chaired by the Mayor of Kiev .The council meets in a 1950s City Council building...
representing the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc), but broke with her before the snap parliamentary elections of September 2007
Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
Early parliamentary elections in Ukraine took place on 30 September 2007. The date of the election was determined following agreement between the President Viktor Yushchenko, the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Moroz on 27 May 2007, in an attempt...
. In 2007, he publicly accused Tymoshenko of trying to bribe judges of the Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court of Ukraine
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in Ukraine. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine interprets the Constitution of Ukraine and decides whether laws and other legal acts are constitutional....
and of selling places on election lists.
Brodskyy was a candidate for President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential elections
Ukrainian presidential election, 2010
The Ukrainian presidential election of 2010 is Ukraine's fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first round was held on January 17, 2010...
nominated by the Party of Free Democrats
Party of Free Democrats
The Party of Free Democrats is a political party in Ukraine led by Mykhaylo Brodskyy. It was registered in November 1999 as Yabluko . The party has about 1,000 members.-History:...
, during the election he received 0,06% of the votes.
On March 24, 2010 the Azarov Government
Azarov Government
The first Azarov Government was appointed on March 11, 2010 as part of the "Stability and Reform" coalition between the Party of Regions, Lytvyn Bloc and the Communist Party of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament...
appointed Brodskyy head of the State Committee of Ukraine on Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship.